Tendon sheath injection cost in Saginaw, MI
In Saginaw, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $46.90 to $385.00, with a median of $215.95. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center — $169.05 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $372.96 at 75 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 20550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 15, 2026 and May 15, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Saginaw, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Saginaw, MI · (989) 583-6000 Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis | $46.90 | $67.00 | $30.15–$60.87 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center one side Cooper Saginaw, MI HCHG SC> SINGLE TENDON SHEATH INJECTION RT | $385.00 | $550.00 | $164.01–$605.25 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center one side Saginaw, MI · (989) 583-6000 HCHG SC> SINGLE TENDON SHEATH INJECTION RT | $385.00 | $550.00 | $164.01–$605.25 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center one side Saginaw, MI · (989) 583-6000 HCHG SC> SINGLE TENDON SHEATH INJECTION LT | $385.00 | $550.00 | $164.01–$605.25 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center one side Cooper Saginaw, MI HCHG SC> SINGLE TENDON SHEATH INJECTION LT | $385.00 | $550.00 | $164.01–$605.25 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center both sides Saginaw, MI · (989) 583-6000 HCHG SC>SINGLE TENDON SHEATH INJECTION BI LATERAL | $768.60 | $1,098.00 | $164.01–$988.20 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center both sides Cooper Saginaw, MI HCHG SC>SINGLE TENDON SHEATH INJECTION BI LATERAL | $768.60 | $1,098.00 | $164.01–$988.20 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $46.90, median $215.95, highest $385.00 — a 8.2× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $768.60, median $768.60, highest $768.60.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $215.95. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers a steroid injection into a tendon sheath or ligament, such as for trigger finger, de Quervain's tenosynovitis or plantar fasciitis.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the injection. The steroid or other medicine may be billed separately.